We live in a hardscrabble urban area of Cleveland, Ohio. And a couple days ago, I broke up a fight between a couple kids out in front of our local Rec. Center. Now kids fighting happens. But down … Continue reading
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On our last tour, we stopped in Lee, New Hampshire, where groups of Republicans and Democrats were demonstrating about health care reform on a public green there one morning. We stopped and talked to both sides. On the … Continue reading
We’ve just made it back home to Cleveland, Ohio, for a pit stop and the next few entries will be catching up on some other highlights from this last tour… In Holden, New York, we talked with Jean Hach, who … Continue reading
While in Ashland, Kentucky, we talked with Liz Trabandt, who is in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. She coached girls basketball at nearby Russell High School. A relatively small school, the girls basketball team … Continue reading
The Cleveland Plain Dealer carried an article today about a report out of the Obama administration on climate change. The crux was that climate change is real, is advancing at an alarming rate and we need to do something … Continue reading
For Memorial Day I talked with a Vietnam veteran at length. He did two tours of duty. On the second tour, he was out in the field with his platoon. A 10-year-old North Vietnamese girl approached. … Continue reading
At St. Patrick’s Church in Cleveland yesterday a missionary priest described the abject poverty in Jamaica. He said in the real Jamaica, not the resort Jamaica, some 74% of the people live on less than $2 a day. … Continue reading
While driving back up to Cleveland today on I-71, we stopped for gas near Lodi, Ohio. After fueling, our campaign vehicle (emblazoned with Vote Joe for President signage) wouldn’t start. It was the battery. I took out … Continue reading
I just got done changing the spark plugs and the oil on our campaign vehicle. A dubious sort of “average Joe” distinction in relation to, oh, probably many other presidential candidates… We are readying for a multi-state campaign … Continue reading
A teacher from Cleveland came to the farm we’re at in mid-Ohio on Saturday. He dug in the garden and spread many wheelbarrows of mulch around. At one point, this teacher looked at me and said that each … Continue reading